Moving day in Boston

Ah, Sept. 1. The biggest moving day in the Boston area. We took to the streets to see how it’s done.

Kirbie Derick described her Mission Hill moving day as “miserable.” The recent Northeastern University graduate’s roommates were told they had to be out of their apartment by midnight. They ended up finding a U-Haul, which later hit a car.

A look at Papuga and Quinlan’s Mission Hill building. The items outdoors were not theirs.
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy student Chris Nguyen, left, and Northeastern University student Jesse Phillips waited for a U-Haul outside their Mission Hill apartment. They were moving to the Fenway area.
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Dorothy Murach, a student at Northeastern University, woke up at 6 a.m. on Sept. 1 to pick up a U-Haul in Brockton. Her two roommates helped her move to Parker Hill Avenue. Their strategy?

“In and out, fill it up, get it out, and get it back,” Murach said. “We’re hoping to be done by noon. So far it has not been bad because it’s early.”
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy student Aman Patel, left, and John Mayo began their move on Friday, then restarted at 6 a.m. on Sept 1. Parking is one of the biggest challenges, Mayo said, along with moving the furniture.

Katie McElhiney, right, moved to Gainsborough Street yesterday with the help of her friends and parents. She and Stacy Marcotte, both students at Northeastern University, posed with some of the items she plans to send home.

“I’m actually all settled, I got most of my stuff in last night,” McElhiney said. “Last night was surprisingly easy.”
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Northeastern University students Logan Pulp, left, and Ian Mitnick moved from Parker Street on Mission Hill to Gainsborough Street. They started packing on Tuesday and got to their new apartment at about 11 a.m. on Sept. 1.

Lesley University student Ashley Grimes, left, and Berklee College of Music student Morgan Williams moved to Kelton Street in Allston on Sept. 1. Both said driving was the hardest part.

“We have some stuff moved in, but we still have to clean,” Williams said.
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Boston University student Christopher Greco, right, said moving day was “terrible.” He was forced out of his St. Lukes Road apartment before he could get keys for his new place on Commonwealth Avenue. He had to throw out a lot of stuff and dump the rest in front of his new place, he said.

“We were all packed up two days ago, but couldn’t come in,” Greco said.

A man carried a chair on his head down Commonwealth Avenue in Allston.
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Boston University student Alex Kramer, right, moved out of her Park Vale Avenue apartment with help from friends. Their strategy included having some people at her future and former apartments, while some people drove back and forth. The traffic was the worst part.

“There have been a lot of cars,” Kramer said. “If we fill up, it will take a half hour to drive two streets.”